The king of Chu bid farewell to Sun Ce and went to Xuchang, the political center of Cao Cao. The trip was very low-key. He didn't disclose his whereabouts, but only took Dian Wei, Chu Xu and Guo Jia. Xu Jun was renamed Xuchang because Cao Cao welcomed Fengtianzi, and he was prosperous and rich. Although it is not as prosperous as Xiangfan at the beginning of Wang Dynasty, it also stands out from the crowd in this troubled times. Although most of Xuchang's things can be bought in Xiangfan, and Xiangfan's business is extremely developed, the king of Chu took three people around. After all, these three people haven't relaxed since the day they followed him. The king of Chu suggested buying something first, wandering around, and then inviting them to have a good drink. All three of them are drunkards. When they heard that the King of Chu was going to invite them to drink, they were very happy and followed the King of Chu like a fart.
King Chu came to Xuchang's biggest treasure house. As soon as he entered the door, the man hurried over to say hello. The king of Chu has seen countless treasures, and any gold, silver, jewelry, antique calligraphy and painting can't enter the eyes of the king of Chu at all. Although Guo Jia was born in poverty, he liked these things better, but what the King of Chu gave him was generally 1000 times and 10000 times better than here. Of course, he didn't care too much, just looking around. Dian Wei and Chu Xu are even more annoyed. If the king of Chu refuses to invite them to drink, they would rather not come in and watch at the door. King Chu, a huge treasure shop, was completed in a short time and had no eyes at all. The king of Chu shook his head at first, but when he arrived, he didn't even look. He said to the man, "Go and call your shopkeeper out." The man knew that these four people were not ordinary customers, so he apologized and agreed.
When the shopkeeper came out, he looked at the bored king of Chu and said with a wry smile, "What does this gentleman want from me?" The king of Chu is looking for a voice, a short and thin old man with a moustache said while bowing. The king of Chu was also rude and said, "Show me your best things." The shopkeeper's eyes lit up and immediately said, "wait a minute, my Lord." Then he winked at the man, and the man walked behind knowing. After a while, the man took out a box and handed it to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper leaned over the king of Chu, opened it and said, "Look at this, my Lord. It's a good pearl. " The king of Chu looked at it, waved and said, "Take it down." The king of Chu secretly scolded me: you don't eat well, so you fool me with such a broken thing. This is a far cry from what I gave my cousin Wang Yun. His face sank. When the shopkeeper saw that the king of Chu was not satisfied, he quickly winked at the waiter and said, "Your Excellency is really an expert." The king of Chu also ignored him and continued to look at everything in this room intentionally or unintentionally.
When Xiao er came out again, he still took out a box, and this time he paid more attention to packaging and more beautiful. The king of Chu robbed the shopkeeper before he took over himself. When he opened it, he was so angry that a cold sweat broke out on his forehead. A tacky broken Hosta, which they presented when they were young. Wang Chuxin said: OK, let you open your eyes. He made a gesture to Chu Xu who was scratching his head, asking him to take out a gift for Cao Caobei.
The shopkeeper saw the contemptuous expression of the king of Chu and the box that Chu Xu took out next to him, and understood that the king of Chu wanted to show himself. The shopkeeper opened the box carefully, then crept out the blue and white porcelain bowl inside and watched it carefully. I don't know when, the shopkeeper suddenly stopped all actions, just looked at the porcelain bowl blankly with his mouth open and couldn't say a word. The king of Chu looked at the shopkeeper's mouth and could swallow a pig's mouth, but he couldn't help laughing again. Manned for a long time did not return to absolute being, or under the reminder of Xiao Er next to him, he slowly regained consciousness and his head was short-circuited for a long time, which shows that this porcelain bowl shocked him strongly.
The shopkeeper neither gave up nor reluctantly put the porcelain bowl back in the middle. The king of Chu looks funny. It's just a top-grade treasure that makes him so admired. If he gives the best, he won't go crazy. "Don't give me anything below this grade." King Chu's words made the shopkeeper have a brainwave and smiled: "My master is really rich in the world, what a good baby ~" This is the truth of being rich in the world, and he was right in another sentence. "I want to report to my family in the east, please come back at night." The king of Chu knew that the shopkeeper could not be the master of big things, so he didn't stay at the moment and walked out of the treasure shop.
The king of Chu suddenly remembered that he had promised Chu Xu to find him a black iron to make a good knife, so he decided to try his luck here. When Chu Xu learned that the king of Chu was going to find himself a dark iron, he was as happy as a child, talking and laughing all the way. People like Dian Wei and Chu Xu prefer good weapons to treasure. Of course, the bought black iron should be carried back by Chu Xu himself, but for Chu Xu, who can pull two cows backwards, this is of course nothing.
King Chu's luck is always so good, at least so far. The blacksmith's shop has just bought a piece of black iron, which was bought by the king of Chu at a high price. Looking at Chu Xu, who is as happy as a flower, the King of Chu smiled, with a sincere smile from the heart. The kindness of the King of Chu made Chu Xu lay down his life to save him many times, and the King of Chu saved him many times.
In the evening, the four of them are already a little tired. Guo, Dian and Xu are all out-and-out alcoholics. How can they continue to resist the temptation of wine and drag the king of Chu to the biggest restaurant in Xuchang-cyclamen? Now is the busiest time in the restaurant, so the four of them have to sit outside instead of going to the private room. Almost all the good dishes are ordered, and the best sorghum wine is also ordered. Four people drink to their heart's content and eat meat in chunks. Needless to say, Canon and Xu, who are rugged in nature, are also generous people, and Guo Jia, who was born in poverty, didn't care too much. The four people are congenial and get along well.
Just as the four men were talking and laughing, the voice next to them interrupted the leisure and elegance of the king of Chu. "A minister who can rule the world, a hero in troubled times." This sentence surprised Guo Hedian Wei. I saw Wang Chuteng suddenly stand up and look for the person who said this. After he found it, he walked quickly with a smile. The speaker was dressed as a demigod with two swords on his back. I don't know what this man looks like because he is in the back. Recognizing this gentleman, Zhuang respectfully walked up to him, bowed first, and then asked politely, "Is your husband the famous Mr. Xu?" This man doesn't seem to wonder why the king of Chu knows himself. He nodded slowly and made no answer. The king of Chu continued to ask, "I don't know who you said anything to before, and what did you mean?" The man named Xu Shao glanced at the king of Chu and said, "If I guess correctly, this is the corps commander Wang Daren?" Xu Shao asked without answering. The king of Chu quickly replied, "I am ashamed of my reputation." Xu Shao is a proud man. After listening to the answer of the king of Chu, he was very respectful. He liked it very much and nodded in agreement. When Wang saw that Xu Shao didn't answer his own question, he didn't ask again. Instead, he said respectfully, "It's my great fortune to meet my husband today. I wonder if I can propose a toast to Mr. Xu? " Xu Shao also found his rudeness. He didn't invite the king of Chu to sit down, but nodded and praised, "Welcome, Your Excellency. Please sit down. " Although Xu Shao is a celebrity, the king of Chu is now a figure with five senses and a corps commander's office. The king of Chu was still very polite and sat down next to Xu Shao.
Although Xu Shao is a celebrity, he is not very good-looking. He has a pair of small triangular eyes, a flat nose and a moustache, but he is nearly a head shorter than the king of Chu. Xu Shao may feel that he was too rude just now, thinking that he will take the initiative to pour wine for the king of Chu: "I think adults are more ambitious than things in the pool, and they are generous and modest, so I guess they may be a corps commander." The king of Chu knew that Xu Shao was famous for his lover, and he wanted to use his mouth to improve his popularity. Xu Shao continued: "If an adult manages the world, he must be the pillar of national construction. Now that troubled times have begun, a capable minister may not be able to manage the world, but heroes are the best choice for adults. " The king of Chu was very happy. Xu Shao's words are in line with his own blueprint and his political line. Now he said to Xu Shao, "Mr. Wang's words inspired me. Wang thanked Mr. Xu here." He stood up and bowed deeply to Xu Shao. Seeing that he thought highly of himself, Xu took off his sword and said, "These two swords are peerless works of blowing hair and breaking hair. They are young swordsmen and ancient magic warriors. "
He handed a seemingly simple and simple sword to the king of Chu, who was overjoyed when he heard that it was a green sword. When the king of Chu pulled the sword out of the shell bit by bit, a cold light appeared between his eyebrows. The blade is very light, weighing only one or two pounds. The king of Chu reluctantly pushed down the corner of the table and took out a pile of copper coins, only a sword, and one hundred copper coins were split in half. The king of Chu couldn't help admiring the green sword. Without Xu Shao's introduction, the king of Chu guessed that it was an eternal sword and called it "peerless double sword" with Lu Qingjian. This sword is more beautiful and gorgeous than Lu Qingjian's. The hilt is inlaid with precious stones, and the scabbard is also engraved with dragon patterns. But it is also a magic weapon to cut iron like mud and blow hair and break hair. Seeing that he liked it so much, Xu Shao said, "If Wang likes it, just choose one." The king of Chu heard that Xu Shao wanted to give it to himself, but he was a little sorry. However, when he thought of the truth of greed, he didn't say more: "Green Sword." The voice is firm and powerful. Seeing that the king of Chu was not greedy, Xu Shao made a decisive decision and appreciated it very much. He said, "Your Excellency is really a hero." Said and handed Lu Qingjian to the king of Chu.
The king of Chu was very happy to get the Green Sword, although he also liked the Elbow Sword very much. There is a reason for choosing Lu Qingjian instead of Tian Yijian: In historical fact, both swords originally belonged to Cao Cao, and when he was in Changbanpo, Zhao Yun killed Xia Houen and got this sword. King Chu is very reluctant to change the direction of history, although his arrival has led to different results for many things and different destinies for many people.
He said that he wanted to stay in Xuchang with Guo, Dian Wei and Xu. The next day, Cao's cronies sent someone to meet Cao. The king of Chu was helpless and admired Cao Cao's spy ability. Although the King of Chu did not deliberately conceal his identity and keep a low profile, there was no big move, so Cao Cao's troops were quite good.
The king of Chu came to the Prime Minister's House with Cao Cao's bodyguard. Although it is the prime minister's mansion, it does not look luxurious and noble. On the contrary, it is larger than the usual Taishou mansion and has more guards, which is dwarfed by the Chu king's mansion. Cao Cao himself is a casual person, eating casually, wearing casually and living in luxury. He is a complete success story. Cao Caosui did not personally meet the King of Chu, but sent his eldest son, Cao Ang, to meet the King of Chu, which shows his esteem for the King of Chu. What did the King of Chu and Cao Ang say? Accompanied by Cao Ang, they came to Cao Cao's living room. Guo, Dian Wei and Xu are invited to stay outside the door and enter the hall with Cao Ang. Cao Ang saw Cao Cao standing there with his back to the door and his hands behind his back. He came forward and said, "Father, this boy invited Wang Daren. If nothing happens, the boy excused himself. " Cao Cao turned to Cao Ang and said, "Tell his people to hold a banquet. I want to entertain my noble brother. " Then he smiled and turned to the king of Chu and said, "Haoran, how are you?" Don't come to see me when you come to my place. Don't you want me to join the friendship of the landlord? " The king of Chu quickly replied, "What's the matter with the Prime Minister? I don't think I can visit your adult. I just wanted to prepare a generous gift for your adult, so I was delayed. " The king of Chu dared not call Cao Cao a brother, but he still regarded Cao as the prime minister. Cao Cao said with a smile, "If you are kind, my foolish brother will be welcome." Hearing this, the king of Chu hurriedly asked his entourage to send a gift to Cao Caobei. Cao Cao knew that the king of Chu was generous and didn't look at it. He just asked his entourage to put down the gift and said, "As long as you and I are not brothers in the DPRK, we don't have to be strangers." The king of Chu was flattered and bowed his head and said, "I dare not." Cao Cao smiled and said, "Nothing."
During this visit to Cao Cao, the King of Chu successfully made a covenant with Cao Cao. In fact, the king of Chu knew that a traitor in troubled times like Cao Cao would be a great resistance to dominate the world, but somehow, he hoped to fight with such a talented person. It was not until AD 203 that the King of Chu officially broke with Cao Cao, ending his honeymoon with the adulterer in troubled times. Prior to this, he maintained good diplomatic relations with Cao Cao, enlisted Lu Bu together with Liu Bei, and unanimously resisted Yuan, helping Cao Cao accomplish the feat of reunifying the North. Heroes cherish heroes, and heroes respect heroes. Perhaps this is Cao Cao's mentality at the beginning of the dynasty. Even at the moment of decisive battle, they silently swore to each other that they would not hurt each other. Who said Cao Cao was a traitor? Who said he was disloyal? Who says you can only share the pain with him, but not the happiness with him? The king of Chu understood and realized these three points. The king of Chu knew that he could not shirk the important task of rehabilitating Cao Cao.
In the summer of A.D. 198, the King of Chu sent messengers to inform Sun Ce, who had already been stationed in Lujiang, to March on Shouchun, join the 50,000-strong army of Jiangxia General Gan Ning and attack Lu Bu with Cao Cao. Lu Bu heard that Cao, Wang and Sun were anxious to find their counselor Chen Gong. At this time, based in Xuzhou, Lu Bu fought against Cao Cao and Liu Bei in the west and against the king of Chu and Sun Quan in the south. It can be said that Lu Bu was attacked from both sides. Gong Lin suggested to Lu Bu: "The two families have close relations, tacit cooperation and a strong army, so we can't beat them first. On the surface, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are allies, but in fact they are strange strange bedfellows. Although Cao Cao's Qingzhou soldiers are powerful, they are not necessarily rivals of our Bing fighters and Xiliang cavalry. Our army should break the enemy to the west first, and then fight against Wang Sun. Lyu3 bu4 readily accepted Chen Gong's suggestion and personally led the army westward to resist Cao Cao's army. Although the form itself is not good for Lu Bu, it is not so bad as to be hopeless, but one thing happened that indicates that Lu Bu will definitely fail.
Not long after Lu Bu left the base area with a great army, Xiao Pei's Chen Gui and his son Chen Deng rebelled against Lu Bu and took refuge in Cao Cao. Xiaopei is the gateway and strategic location of Xiapi. Its fall dealt a great blow to Lu Bu, and several strong attacks by Lu Bu were repelled by Cao Cao. Among them, Cao Cao's empty city plan is wonderful.
Cao Cao practiced a military camp system, and soldiers had to cut wheat during the autumn harvest. On one occasion, Lu Bu led an army to attack Cao Cao's Xiao Pei. As it happens, Cao Cao's soldiers all went to harvest wheat, leaving Cao Cao's army alone and several wives in the city. Lyu3 bu4 himself had a chance to catch the thief and capture the king, but Cao Cao was resourceful after all and ordered the city gate to be opened wide and guarded by his own woman. The armored girl was ridiculous and angry, which puzzled Lu Bu. When he saw the dense forest near the city, he was even more hesitant, afraid of an ambush, ordered to retreat, and lost an excellent opportunity. When Lu Bu attacked for the second time, Cao Cao really hid the ambush in the Woods, and Lu Bu was defeated. Cao Cao plays an important role in politics, military affairs and literature. He is really a hero. Unfortunately, influenced by Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, later generations regarded such a troubled hero as a shameless, despicable and treacherous villain. It's pathetic. It's not funny that such a clever plan of an empty city plan has become Zhuge Liang's patent.
To get to the point, Lu Bu -xi's attack on Cao Cao was extremely unsuccessful, and Cao Cao could not be eliminated in a short time. The two armies, Wang and Sun, have reached Shouchun, and the Ming court has been assembled to ask Sun Ce to take Shouchun. At the beginning of his reign, General Gan Ning led 50,000 fighters to prepare for the war. Sun Ce was mainly responsible for the supply of grain and grass, and the attack was given to Gan Ning, who was both wise and brave. The king of Chu personally came to Shouchun to see his nephew after a long separation. In July, the king of Chu ordered Gan Ning to withdraw from Shouchun. Lyu3 bu4 really deserved to die, so he ignored Seibel's proposal and sent Hou Cheng to guard Xiapi's throat. Although Hou Cheng is also a good general and has some skills, how can he compete with Seibel? In the battle of Lingbi, Gan Ning captured Hou Cheng alive in less than fifteen rounds, and Hou Cheng finally surrendered and became Gan Ning's lieutenant. In less than a month, Gan Ning captured the spiritual wall of the important town. Then rectify the army and continue to March on Pengcheng.
Gan Ning captured the spirit wall without blowing off dust, and Cao and Lu Bu fought to the death. Xia Houdun, the general of Cao Cao, led an army to attack Rencheng and was stopped by Hao Meng, the ministry of Lu Bu. Xia Houdun beat drums to challenge Hao Meng. Xia Houyuan was the first valiant soldier under Cao Cao, and the steel gun smothered him. Every blow is extremely powerful and powerful. In less than three rounds, Hao Meng's pike was knocked out by Xia Houdun. Hao Meng saw that he was unable to resist, and quickly turned his horse's head and ran away like a lost soul. Xia Houdun refused to let Hao Meng go and was about to catch up when an arrow came straight to Xia Houdun. The arrow hit Xia Houdun's left eye. Xia Houdun let out a cry and drew an arrow with his hand. He didn't want to pull out his eyes, but shouted: "The essence of father, the blood of mother, can't be abandoned!" " . So I put it in my mouth and swallowed it. They saw Xia Houdun so brave, so strong, stunned and motionless for a long time. Cao Xing, the general who shot Xia Houdun, looked at Xia Houdun and rushed at him. He didn't make any response until he was shot through by the other side. Soldiers on both sides were frightened. At this time, Xia led Cao, who had high morale, to attack Hao Meng, and those who didn't want to play fled hastily. In this battle, another gate in Xiapi was breached and Hao Meng was killed. Xia Houdun's heroic deeds are widely circulated and become a model of eternal brave generals. Knowing that Xia Houdun was so brave in this battle, the King of Chu greatly praised him: "Only Xia Houyuan can take the horizontal knife immediately."
Feeling the crisis, Lu Bu finally listened to Chen Gong's advice and made the right decision: let Gao Shun and Song Xian guard Pengcheng, the last gateway of Xiapi. Although this decision did not change the result of Lu Bu's demise, it still brought a lot of trouble to Gan Ning. Gan Ning's army marched into Pengcheng with great strides, intending to capture Pengcheng within one month. Gao Zun Lu Bu got 1 10,000 Bing fighters and a more powerful 20,000 Xiliang cavalry. These people are determined to cross the rubicon. Gan Ning and Seibel will not have much advantage in one-on-one combat. If they storm, they will lose 1000 people and I will die 800 people. Besides, they have the task of subduing Gao Shun and cannot attack the city by throwing stones. In this way, it took two months to capture Cheng Peng and Seibel and Song Xian alive. However, this time, 20,000 soldiers were saved, and this time, this time, people cried.
Knowing that Seibel was captured, the King of Chu had already arrived at Pengcheng and personally came to Seibel Camp to see Seibel. When the king of Chu met Gao Shun, he did not immediately mention the matter of letting him join the party, but talked to him about their understanding when they were in Bing. The two chatted very speculatively. Speaking of Seibel, they smiled from time to time, and when they remembered Ding Yuan's death, they burst into tears. The king of Chu also lamented the vicissitudes of the world. The two talked all night, but the king of Chu didn't say a word of persuasion. When he left, Gao Shun stopped him and said with tears in his eyes, "I can't repay your kindness." Seibel's surrender made the king of Chu very happy. At the big banquet two days later, Wang's morale was high. Seeing Gan Ning's tearless face, the King of Chu smiled and said, "Don't rush to prosperity. This time, you made a great contribution. I will make you General Pingtung, and give you 50,000 elites to continue to guard Jiangxia for me. " Gan Ning was very happy when he heard that he was not only promoted to the official position, but also won 50 thousand elite. He thanked the king of Chu and went drinking with people.
Gao Shun's fate changed, because with the arrival of the King of Chu, he no longer became a famous general just because of his stupid loyalty. Although he is not among the top five generals of Chu, his achievements and trust in Chu are definitely higher than that of Huang Zhong. Song Xian also became Seibel's lieutenant. In the Battle of Pengcheng, although the army of the King of Chu suffered some losses, it dealt a heavy blow to Lu Bu. At this time, Lu Bu has become a bird in a cage and a turtle in an urn.